Text getting compressed when editing pdf

Hello @Dynamic_person6982

I hope you are doing well, and we are sorry for the delayed response and trouble.

This behavior typically occurs when Acrobat attempts to match fonts during editing, especially in PDFs that were exported from other applications or contain embedded fonts. Acrobat may substitute fonts incorrectly or apply OCR (Optical Character Recognition) settings that distort the text.

Disable System Font Substitution During OCR

If the PDF is scanned or contains image-based text, Acrobat may apply OCR and use system fonts that don’t match the original formatting.

Steps:

• Open the PDF in Acrobat.
• Go to All Tools > Edit a PDF.
• In the left panel, click Settings, then More Settings.
• Deselect the option “Use available system font”.
• Click OK and allow the OCR process to complete.

This prevents Acrobat from substituting fonts that may compress or distort the text. See this article for more details: https://adobe.ly/47akIGH.

Check font embedding

• Open your PDF in Acrobat.

• Go to Menu > Properties > Fonts.

• Ensure the fonts are fully embedded (look for “Embedded Subset” or “Embedded”).

• If fonts are missing or only partially embedded, Acrobat may substitute them, causing compression.

• To fix: Re-export the PDF from the source application with “Embed fonts” enabled. See this article for more details: https://adobe.ly/45R84Kw

If the PDF was created using “Print to PDF,” it may lack editable text layers. To preserve text fidelity, use Export to PDF or Save As PDF from the source application.

I hope this helps.

Thanks,

Anand Sri.

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